Fall+Meeting+-+September+29,+2012

Some resources from the meeting: Click here for Dan Holler's website with help with AP: [|www.herrholler.com/aatg2012] [|Hempfield High School German Club Wiki] (with Activities, Bylaws, etc).

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Information for the Fall meeting to be held on September 29, 2012 at the Lancaster Liederkranz:

Registration materials are found here:

Here is the program:

If you are unable to open any of these documents, please contact Lauren_Jannotta@hempfieldsd.org asap!

Program: 9:00-9:30 am **Registration, coffee and refreshments** 9:30-10:15 am **High school panel on German Clubs and German Honor Society** Moderator: Tony Jannotta, Hempfield School District

Panelists: Betsy Wright, Jan Sutermeister, Eric Smith, Becca Shertzer, Steph Henrich, and others Participants will talk about their experience starting a German Club and discuss activities that are being considered and the administrative components necessary. We will also look at the German Honor Society at area high schools. All conference attendees are urged to bring ideas for activities with them as well as any German Club charters and experiences they have had, past or present. 10:15-11:00 am **College panel on German Clubs and German Honor Society** Moderator: Vera Stegmann, Lehigh University Panelists: Lynn Kutch (Kutztown University), Len Cagle (Lycoming College), Jörg Meindl (Lebanon Valley College), Vera Stegmann (Lehigh U.) Colleagues at the university level will discuss their activities with German Clubs and the role that the German Honor Society plays on their campuses. 11:00-11:15 am **Coffee break** 11:15 am-noon **Central PA-AATG business meeting** Noon-1:00 pm **Lunch: German style dinner prepared by Lancaster Liederkranz** 1:00-1:30 pm **Collaboration between High School and University - Working Together to Boost Enrollment** Moderator: Lauren Jannotta, Hempfield School District This morning we have discussed a number of ways to increase involvement in your German Program via German Clubs and other means. How can each level work collaboratively to support the other? We will be brainstorming ideas and discussing activities that high schools and universities can do as a partnership. 1:30-3:00 **The New AP German Exam** Jennifer Redmann, Franklin & Marshall College (AP German Chief Reader Designate) Dan Holler, Manheim Township High School (AP German Instructor and Reader) We will look at each of the four tasks in the free-response section of the new AP German exam, which was written and scored for the first time in 2012. Jennifer will present each task and the scoring guidelines used at the reading, and Dan will offer ideas and strategies for preparing students in the AP course. Both will share their experiences from the first reading of the new exam. We will also discuss ways in which the AP course and exam aligns with current college German curricula. Comments, questions, and ideas from session participants will be welcomed. 3:15-4:00 pm **Executive committee meeting**